Bucket



W. M. WOOD Feb. 10, 1953 BUCKET Filed May 26, 1950 INVENTOR, h z'Z/z'anz M, Meal Patented Feb. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUCKET William M. Wood, J onesville, Va.

Application May 26, 1950, Serial No. 164,430

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a bucket'and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Generally there is provided a bucket which, while capable of many other uses, is particularly adapted for use as a tool for cleaning out post and pole holes particularly where mud and water have accumulated in such holes. The device consists essentially of a bucket having a round bottom and substantially cylindrical sides. The top of the side walls have formed therein a lip and a portion of the bottom adjacent such lip is formed in an upwardly sloping plane. A yoke hingedly connects the sides of the bucket at either side of the lip portion thereof and an elongated handle is centrally aifixed to the yoke. A second elongated handle is hingedly connected to the lower end of the bucket at that side thereof remote from the portion thereof forming the lip. Manipulation of the two handles permits the tilting of the bucket to fill the same and/or to use it as a scoop while further manipulation of the handles will return it to its normal position whereupon the bucket and its contents may be lifted by the handles to the surface of the ground or other place convenient for the disposal of such contents.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet efficient and effective in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which is particularly adaptable to removing liquids and the like from rounded holes in the ground.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the character set forth, novel means for manually manipulating a bucket forming a part of the invention at a point remote from such bucket.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention with a bucket forming a part of such invention in a position ready to be used as a scoop,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l but showing the bucket moved forwardly from its position as shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view similar to those shown in Figures 1 and 2 but showing the bucket in a normal or carrying position,

Figure 4 is a perspective'view ofFigure 2 taken from the front side thereof, and V Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken along line 5--5 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawin there is shown therein a bucket generally designated at I0 and having a circular bottom and substantially cylindrical sides I2.

Regarding for the purposes of description the normal position of the bucket I0 to be that shown in Figure 3 where the bottom H is shown in a horizontal position, the forward upper portion of the walls I2 is integrally formed into an upwardly extending lip I3 and a segmental portion I4 of the bottom II extend forwardly and upwardly from the main bottom portion II to join that part of the walls I2 immediately below the lip I3.

The bucket I0 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed outwardly extending ears I5 one at either side thereof adjacent the upper end of the Walls I2 and to each is pivotally connected the lower end of a yoke member I6 whose upper ends are afiixed to opposite sides of an elongated main handle I1 by means of rivets I8 or the like.

Adjacent the lower rear end of the bucket Hi there is provided an outwardly extending bracket I9 through which extends a strap 20 whose ends are fastened to the lower end of an elongated tilting handle 2I by means of rivets 22 or the like.

In operation, it will be apparent that the device may be utilized for a, variety of work but that it is particularly useful in removing mud and water from post and pole holes and that with regard to the latter for example, it may first be lowered into such hole in its position as shown in Figure 1 wherein the tilting handle 2| has been lifted relatively to the main handle I'I, it being understood, of course. that to accomplish this result the handle I! may have actually been lowered while the handle 2I remained stationary or that, again, some motion may have been imparted to both of the handles to manipulate the bucket I I) into the position referred to wherein ghrla lip I3 may directly engage the bottom of the The next operation is the forward movement of the lip I3 by moving the handle I! upwardly with respect to the handle 2I always bearing in mind the explanation given with respect to such relative movements in the paragraph next heremabove. Continuing this movement in the same manner will eventually bring the bucket I 0 to shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor forms of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising a bucket having substantially cylindrical sides and a circular bottom, a yoke centrally and pivotally amxed to the sides, an elongated handle aflixed centrally to said yoke, an upwardly ex- 4 tending lip formed integrally with the forward side of said bucket, and an elongated handle pivotally connected to the lower rearward end of said bucket, said bottom having a segmental portion at the forward side thereof having an upwardly and outwardly extending plane substantially parallel with said lip.

WILLIAM M. WOOD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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